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Suggest Treatment For Severe Constipation In An Infant While On Dulcolax
Question: Dear Pediatrician, My baby girl will complete her 24th month on 26th XXXXXXX 2016, recently she has constipation and we gave her EVICT syrup 10 ml for 2 days , it helped but I felt I should not continue , but its 2 weeks now and she still has hard and painful potty, She is pooping daily ( 2 times I give her Dulcolax suppository).. But still daily she is having quite hard potty .. She is having regular urine as she was doing earlier.. She is not taking good quantity of water and has lost interest in eating and specially drinking water..
Brief Answer:
Dietary fiber intake needs to be increased.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone very carefully through your query. Incidentally, constipation in children has become a very frequently encountered problem these days. The primary reason for the same is lack of adequate play as well as the lack of adequate amounts of fiber containing foods in diet.
Going through the following link should help:
http://patient.info/health/constipation-in-children-leaflet
The mainstay of treatment would be to increase the total dietary fiber consumption. Dietary fiber supplements can be given safely. Wheat, corn, and rice XXXXXXX are high in insoluble fiber, which helps prevent constipation. XXXXXXX can be sprinkled into her favorite foods, from hot cereal and pancakes to muffins and cookies. Many popular high-fiber cereals and bars are also packed with XXXXXXX Beans really are the magical fruit. Isabgol (psyllium husk) or senna can also be given as fiber supplements. Evict syrup can also be safely continued.
Make sure that she drinks plenty of water and goes to pass stool at a regular time every day (irrespective of whether he feels an urge to pass). This will demote stool holding habits and would promote regular bowel habits.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
Dietary fiber intake needs to be increased.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone very carefully through your query. Incidentally, constipation in children has become a very frequently encountered problem these days. The primary reason for the same is lack of adequate play as well as the lack of adequate amounts of fiber containing foods in diet.
Going through the following link should help:
http://patient.info/health/constipation-in-children-leaflet
The mainstay of treatment would be to increase the total dietary fiber consumption. Dietary fiber supplements can be given safely. Wheat, corn, and rice XXXXXXX are high in insoluble fiber, which helps prevent constipation. XXXXXXX can be sprinkled into her favorite foods, from hot cereal and pancakes to muffins and cookies. Many popular high-fiber cereals and bars are also packed with XXXXXXX Beans really are the magical fruit. Isabgol (psyllium husk) or senna can also be given as fiber supplements. Evict syrup can also be safely continued.
Make sure that she drinks plenty of water and goes to pass stool at a regular time every day (irrespective of whether he feels an urge to pass). This will demote stool holding habits and would promote regular bowel habits.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Naveen Kumar
Thanks for answering , However please let me know will it reduce the hardness of potty. So that she dont fear to pass stool.
do you suggest Bryonia XXXXXXX 30 mg , in diluted form ( 2 drops in 1/2 cup water )
do you suggest Bryonia XXXXXXX 30 mg , in diluted form ( 2 drops in 1/2 cup water )
Brief Answer:
Follow my instructions already given
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. Follow my instructions and that will help in softening the stool. Forming bulk of the stool is important and few drops of any medicine cannot contribute to it. It may contribute to the urge to pass stool but that is not all, unless the stool bulk is formed the situation will not improve.
Regards
Follow my instructions already given
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. Follow my instructions and that will help in softening the stool. Forming bulk of the stool is important and few drops of any medicine cannot contribute to it. It may contribute to the urge to pass stool but that is not all, unless the stool bulk is formed the situation will not improve.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Sonia Raina
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